EL PASO - Next spring, a new jury will get to sentence a Fort Bliss soldier convicted of beating his 2-year-old goddaughter, court records show.

The sentencing portion of Staff Sgt. Nakia Jonathan Dawkins' trial has been scheduled for April 27, 2010. On Wednesday night, Guaderrama declared a mistrial after the jury who convicted Dawkins, 33, of injury to a child couldn't reach a unanimous decision on his sentence.

Dawkins was indicted last year for capital murder after the beating death of Milayna Harris. During his trial, Dawkins claimed his wife, Shawntrell Dawkins, 30, abused Milayna and her older brother, and inflicted the 10 head injuries that caused Milayna's death. Shawntrell Dawkins is scheduled to be tried in December.